The Straits Times, 17 June 2002

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    22 1 The Straits Times JVlOnClciy June 17, 2002 86 Pages m five parts mita(P) 094/0.3/2002 iff A Singapore Press Holdings publication \J\J Cents
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    Lock icon PM sees progress at KL talks but no final deal
    522 1  -  LYDIA LIM He endorses the idea of a formula to fix the water price and says Singapore will know the details only at talks next month By SINGAPORE and Malaysia are expected to make "good Erogress" towards resolving ilateral issues
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    Lock icon THE LESSON FROM FRANCE'S DEFEAT
    140 1 'I think there are lessons to be learnt from that. One is they should have brought m even more foreign talent, but the main lesson is the side has aged. Many old players, while they are still good, compared to the younger players outside, the
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    Lock icon Elder Shield cover: Open CPF account by Aug 15
    573 1 Elder Shield cover: Open CPF account by Aug 15 THOSE WHO OPT OUT NOW AND DECIDE TO JOIN ELDERSMELD AFTER THE SEPT 30 LAUNCH WIU HAVE THEHt APPUCATKNtS REJECTED IF THEY SUFFER FROM SUCH MEDKAL conditions as hypertension or diabetes: Permanent Secretary (Health > Mows Lee Btf SHARMILP4JL KAUR SINGAPOREANS
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      228 1 GONE FOREVER: 42,000 jobs were lost over the last five years to lower-cost countries page 3 ca t V It costs no cash to give your family the i/J f*\ hospitalisation cover -$450,000 B^\V IZT'w Your company insurance may not be able to cover the rising cost of hospitalisation A
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  • NEWS FLASH
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      91 2 JAPAN'S ROSY PATH TO RUIN EVERYTHING seems to be looking fine for Japan. Its economy has climbed out of recession, exports are surging, the yen is strengthening against the US dollar, the Nikkei looks set for another surge and its World Cup team is doing a great job. But
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      129 2 FARE HIKES AND THE JOBLESS THE notion that SBS Transit is doing its best to keep operational costs low is farcical, writes Ms Julie Chooi. Despite public outcry against its move to increase bus fares, it is going ahead with the building of yet another new air-conditioned bus interchange.
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      41 2 MALLS IN BIG REVAMPS EIGHT shopping malls are getting major facelifts to Keep themselves looking attractive for their customers and to take advantage of lower construction costs. The new-look United Square, for one, will soon be ready. LIFE! L 4
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      128 2 RECRUITING FOR GAMES R&D ABOUT 10 Singaporeans will be recruited by a Japanese computer-games giant to help it set up a multi-million-dollar office here for the research and development of new software games. The operation by Koei well-known for such titles as Romance Of The Three Kingdoms is expected
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      69 2 Clearly, people are still littering A DISPLAY m Holland Avenue makes it very transparent that many are still throwing their rubbish carelessly m public places. Litter from the Buona Vista estate was collected and put m five see-through bins, so that people can see for themselves how much littering
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      186 2 Toa Payoh park, just the way it was TOA Payoh is changing fast. But residents want old landmarks like the town park to be preserved m their original state. They are fond of their 30-year-old park m Lorong 6, which has a pond and a watch tower, and used
      ENRIQUE SORIANO  -  186 words
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      71 2 SILKAIR TO FLY FROM NEST SILKAIR is planning to come out from under the wings of parent Singapore Airlines and become a market leader m its own right. Its four-point strategy includes expanding its regional fleet to 15 aircraft by 2006, up from the current nine. And it will
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      62 2 LOSING POWER TO THIEVES INDIA'S power boards are strung out with worry cheated by electricity thieves throughout the country. People simply hang a simple device called a katia a hook at the end of a wire on overhead cables, to draw free electricity. Losses from this method of stealing
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      164 2 TUNG'S TALENT HUNT HONGKONG is on the lookout for 14 talented people to fill a^pecial team. They have to excel at public and community relations, among other requirements. And only Chinese nationals need apply. The 14 will make up Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa's Cabinet, when he begins his
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      114 2 TIGER CHASERS LEFT TRAILING BOTH Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia ended their third rounds of the US Open just two shots behind Tiger Woods. Pretty good going, considering that one of them was 10 strokes back at one point and the other had a run-in with hecklers. Tiger, meanwhile,
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      448 2 MAIN Prime 3-5 World 6-13 Kilitorial 14 Commentar 14-17 Forum 18 HOME Home HI-117 Tech Science H8 Education H9-Hll ArtsFest Hl2 ASIA/SPORTS/ MONEY Asia Al East Asia.... A2,A3 S-EAsia A4,A5 Malaysia A6.A7 Sports AB-Al2 Money... Al4-AlB LIFE! What's On L 2 Bites L 2 The Buzz/Buzzing. L3.L16 Arts Fest L6,L7
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      Lock icon Monastery restored with new $3m pagoda
      456 3  -  SIM CHI YIN H'l A SEVEN-STOREY granite pagoda has been added to the restored Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery m Toa Payoh, 30 years after plans were made to build it. Topped with a gold spire, the $3-million structure is a replica of the
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      Lock icon Gone forever: 42,000 jobs in Singapore
      549 3 Gone forever: 42,000 jobs in Singapore ♦WHERE THEY WENT: To China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, m the last five years ♦WHY: High costs here; the recession; business restructuring SOME 42,464 iobs, many from the disk drive, home electronic appliance and computer sectors, have vanished from the Singapore job market over
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      Lock icon Troubled Andersen faces auditing ban by end-August
      450 4 Accounting firm is on the road to ruin after its conviction NEW YORK Andersen, the accounting giant on the verge of demise after being found guilty of obstructing justice m the Enron scandal, expects to be barred from auditing pub- licly-traded companies by
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      Lock icon Military regime not ready to talk, says Suu Kyi
      589 4  -  SHEFALI REKHI Myanmar's opposition leader wants to tie up key issues with junta but says no substantive political talks have been held Hu MORE than a month after her release from house arrest, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is
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      Lock icon How long freedom? We'll see, she says
      291 4  -  Shefali Rekhi TRUE to her image, Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi came across as a soft-spoken, level-headed leader who was, however, firm about what she wanted to convey. Years of house arrest have not affected her spirit to campaign for democracy,
      AFP  -  291 words
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda's next target: Secular Muslim regimes
      383 5 The new strategy since the Afghan war: Small-scale attacks to destabilise moderate governments, the US believes WASHINGTON A small cadre of Al-Qaeda leaders has refined the terrorist organisation's strategy to use small-scale attacks to destabilise and ultimately overthrow secular governments m Islamic countries, according
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      Lock icon LANDSLIDE HORROR
      79 5 AP i A man is dragged out from under a wall m Shantong village m Chongqing municipality, southwestern China. The landslide, which happened on Friday after a week of heavy rains, left about a dozen village workmen buried inside their dormitory. Four were rescued and 700 soldiers were
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      Lock icon New nukes to thwart 'rogue' states
      436 5 BRITISH PLANS FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART PLANT LONDON Britain is planning to build a state-of-the-art nuclear-weapons plant that will test, design and build a new generation of warheads for use against terrorist groups and "rogue" states. According to The Observer, the massive plant, planned to be
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      Lock icon Beijing Internet cafe fire kills 24 people
      300 5 BEIJING A fire m a cybercafe m Beijing's university district yesterday killed 24 people, mostly teenage students, triggering an immediate ban on the city's 2,400 Internet bars. The blaze, which also injured 13, erupted between 1 am and 2 am at the Lanjisu
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      247 3 Relaxing Facial Ml A n Therapy for mfSn Jjj/L W[^L A clear complexion inevitably suffers as HB^ a result of career stress, late nights, Hk lack of fresh air, meals eaten on the fl H| run and other aspects of a busy lifestyle. Clogged pores, an oily Bk sheen, pimples,
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      579 3 KW The University of GRIFFITH university Western Australia (Australia) "Voted Australia's most comprehensive university m 2001" af*T T west Australian. August 2001 2 I Ji "K*^"' B^ internationally as being m the top band of Australian teaching and research institutions. This fact is acknowledged by the m M\ mM^m*^.m D..«
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Rampant power theft hits reforms in India
      635 6  - Rampant power theft hits reforms in India RAHUL KARMAKAR Electricity thieves are causing massive losses to power boards and are found m upmarket suburbs as well as poor towns By INGI WAHATI, ASSAM DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IT'S too easy for India's electricity thieves such as this New Delhi resident a hook
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      Lock icon Backpackers used as human guinea pigs in drug trials
      493 10 search Unit attached to the Prince of Wales Hospital m New South Wales for two-day periods over five weeks, it said. Another traveller, Briton Steve Hickey, also participated m a GlaxoSmithKline clinical trial last September after seeing an advertisement m TNT,
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon THAI BEAUTY QUEEN TO HARRY TYCOON
        80 10 BANGKOK Former Miss Universe Pornthip Nakhirankanok plans to marry a twice-divorced American businessman whose company is the No 1 owner of shopping malls m the United States, the Daily News and Thai Rath newspapers reported. Ms Pornthip, 34, and 57-year-old businessman Herb Simon met
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        61 10 Former US president Bill Clinton earned US$9.2 million (5516.5 million) for giving some 60 speeches last year, according to financial data disclosed on Friday b\ nis wife, US Senator Hillary Clinton. James Packer, the son of Australia s wealthiest man, announced on Friday that he was separating from his wife
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        Lock icon Salonga won't autograph pirated CDs
        104 10 HER STAND AGAINST PIRACY MANILA Internationally acclaimed Filipino actress Lea Salonga has said she will not autograph any pirated CDs or VCDs, even if requested to by fans. "I will not touch it, nor sign it. That's my contribution to this fight against intellectual piracy,"
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        41 10 Quoteworthy 'It's like high school Everybody remembers it, everybody had a great time, but nobody wants to go back. American sprinter and long juniper Carl Lewis on why he is retirecf from competitive sports after an 18 year career I I
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        Lock icon FANS TAKE IT OUT ON COMMENTATORS
        79 10  -  Reme Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR Not contented with criticising the performance of their teams m the World Cup, some male fans have turned their anger at three women linked to the game. The three "soccer girls", Triza Zainal, Shireen Sidhu and Noorhaina Noor, take turns
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        Lock icon DRAB CHEN MEETS STYLISH CARDIN
        126 10 DRAB CHEN MEETS STYLISH CARDIN TAIPEI One of Asia's least fashionable leaders met one of Europe's sultans of style on Friday. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian had a brief chat with maverick French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who has produced a musical, Tristan And Yseult, which is being performed m Taiwan.
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      Lock icon Refugee attacks: British truckers fear for their lives
      423 12  -  ALFRED LEE Truck drivers are carrying guns illegally as violent assaults by asylum seekers hiding m their vehicles increase Bu THE STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU LONDON British truck drivers returning from the European mainland are carrying guns illegally to protect themselves from
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      Lock icon FRONTAL STRIKE
      44 12 AP Irritated at being removed from the roof of a house m Brisbane, Australia, a 3-m carpet snake bites the face of snake handler Peter Morningstar. However, the 7-kg, non-venomous reptile only managed to leave small puncture marks on Mr Morningstar's brow.
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      Lock icon Mum using cell phone leaves baby on bus
      127 12 KAVALA (Greece) A woman m northern Greece was so engrossed with a conversation on her mobile phone that she left her four-month-old baby behind when she got off a bus. She was still on the phone when she got off at her
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      Lock icon Chirac's supporters set for landslide win
      350 12 FRENCH ELECTIONS PARIS Jacques Chirac was poised to become one of France's most powerful presidents m post-war history as polls opened yesterday for the final round of parliamentary elections m which his centre-right supporters are tipped to win a landslide victory. If opinion surveys
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      Lock icon Covert CIA op to oust Saddam
      444 13 The US President has approved the use of lethal force to capture Saddam and ordered expanded spying efforts, sources say WASHINGTON President George W. Bush earlier this year signed an order directing the Central Intelligence Agency to undertake a comprehensive, covert programme to topple
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      Lock icon ACCIDENTAL FIRING
      51 13 AFP A German soldier, part of the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) m Afghanistan, inspecting bullet holes m an Afghan press van m Kabul on Thursday. Six bullets hit the van on Wednesday night after an Isaf machine gun went off by accident. Nobody was injured m the
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      Lock icon Bush's secret poll strategy falls into hands of Democrats
      324 13 WASHINGTON The secret election battle plans of President George Bush have fallen into the hands of his Democrat opponents after a computer disk containing the information was lost by a White House intern. The employee, who has not been named, said
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    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon TIGHT SECURITY IN DHAKA FOR STRIKE
        41 13 AT LEAST 10,000 police and paramilitary forces were deployed m Dhaka yesterday as Bangladesh's main opposition party enforced a nationwide general strike to denounce the government's new national Budget which it says is "anti-poor". AFP
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        Lock icon U.S. BEGINS WORK ON MISSILE LAUNCH SITE
        51 13 UNITED States officials began work on Saturday on a launch site at Fort Greely, m central Alaska, for its landbased missile defence system designed to thwart an incoming nuclear attack, two days after formally withdrawing from a Cold War-era treaty limiting such defences.
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        Lock icon TWO MISSING AFTER FREIGHTER HITS BOAT
        51 13 TWO people are missing and 15 injured after a Russian freighter collided with a Turkish motor boat m the Bosporus overnight on Saturday, Russian media reported. The freighter, whose Russian crew suffered no casualties, was carrying a cargo of metal from Ukraine to Italy.
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        Lock icon INDIA SEEKS TO CLOSE DOWN GUJARAT CAMPS
        57 13 THE government wants to close down relief camps m Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for nearly 27,000 people, mostly Muslims, who nave been displaced by communal riots. But the trauma of the attacks and police inaction against the perpetrators has left many of the victims too
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        Lock icon 26 KILLED AFTER BUS PLUNGES INTO RAVINE
        37 13 AT LEAST 26 people were killed when the bus they were travelling m fell into a ravine m the northern Indian state of Uttaranchal, Star News Channel reported yesterday. AFP
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      433 6 No' To Pirated CDs P chirac Poised For Bi 9 win |J^ CIA Ordered To Oust Saddam jp Internationally acclaimed Filipino Chirac's parrs' is expected to win polls by a v*" iM The agency was ordered to pursue covert p jfl actress Lea Salonga refuses to sign am m$- landslide,
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      344 10 Vicki Lost 8 lbs and 10.75" 4/fi\ In Just Two Weeks j(r -w That's Savvy Slimming! jpp" T»T ((Until a few months ago, I would never have lUr orn a see -through dress. I didn 't want anyone 1^ to see my fat tummy heavy legs and big bottom. ->
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  • COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
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        601 14 THE Philippine army assault on the Abu Sayyaf a week ago to rescue hostages held by the Mindanao bandits did not go well. American assistance had been provided, reportedly confined to intelligence support. The United States Defence Department said no American soldiers took part m the
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      2 14 CHIT CHAT
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      Lock icon Wealth chasm sits ill with democracy
      619 14  -  PAUL KRUGMAN Bu WEALTH And Democracy, Mr Kevin Phillips' new book, is a 422-page doorstopper, but much of its message is contained m one stunning table. Stuck m the middle of a chapter titled Millennial Plutographics, it reports the compensation of America's 10 most
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      Lock icon A feel-good path to trouble
      1504 14  -  LIM SAY BOON LUC RUM By JAPAN has a problem everything seems to be going pretty well for it these days. Its economy has climbed out of recession, its exports are surging, the yen is strengthening against the greenback, the Nikkei looks set for another
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      Lock icon Singapore is home to all races, or to none
      895 15  - Singapore is home to all races, or to none ASAD LATIF HEART TO HEART WITH A fact of life here Multi-racialism presupposes that there is more than one race m Singapore. Even a person immune to history and a sitting target for the future should be able to understand that
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    • ASIAN CURRENTS
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        Lock icon GOVT AID CAN KILL INDIVIDUAL AMBITION
        81 15 MALAYSIA THE introduction of meritocracy has increased bumiputera enrolment at Malaysian universities, diminishing the long-standing argument that they would not have done so without active government support. Yet the habit of having quotas, grants, easy loans, assisted matriculations and reduced standards continues to afflict
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        Lock icon TARIFFS NOT ENOUGH TO HELP FARMERS
        82 15 INDONESIA PRESIDENT Megawati Sukarnoputri has approved a plan to increase import tariffs on food commodities and other farm produce to protect Indonesian farmers. However, tariff protection is not the most important element of a comprehensive agricultural development programme needed to enhance food securi- ty,
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        Lock icon FORMING CLOSER THAIS WITH MYANMAR
        73 15 11l AI C I) THAIS know very little about Myanmar and are confused over how Yangon's state media demonise Thailand while their government plays down the ongoing conflict with Myanmar. Meanwhile, Thammasat University graduates have organised an intellectual and cultural exchange with Myanmar. It is
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        Lock icon LET PEOPLE KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT COUNTRY
        109 15 sol 111 M)IW. A RECENT campaign by the Seoul government to ferret out incorrect information on South Korea on Internet websites uncovered a total of 1,642 cases. What is more serious is the fact that most incorrect information is related to South Korea's
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        Lock icon A DIRTY JOB, BUT EVERYBODY HAS TO DO IT
        101 15 lIONGKOM LITTERBUGS who last week assaulted officers from Hongkong's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) after they were fined are to be condemned. The need to keep Hongkong clean is a consensus that society has reached. The campaign to do so
        Ming Pao Daily News  -  101 words
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      Lock icon World must help solve M-E conflict
      698 17  - World must help solve M-E conflict EL HASSAN TALAL BUMASAREUGNN Of PEACE AM HUMAN BETTERMENT IS BETRAYED BY ANYONE WHO COMMITS ATROCITIES 111 110 IVUHL. .DURING these hard times for Israeli-Pales-ituian relations, it is vital t&mt positive steps are tafcen and international goodwill is mobilised. For a significant number of
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      Lock icon A radical solution for Palestine
      374 17  - A radical solution for Palestine SHLOMO AVINERI &fS I)M Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Israeli ne Minister Ariel Sharon, Middle East leaders are king to Washington to discuss restarting the peace cess. United States President George W. Bush s of a Palestinian state and of reforming the Palesm Authority, but
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      9 15 Excerpts froip Chinese-language publications translated by Ho Cheeng Cheeng
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      130 17 INFORMATION SEMINAR |^^^^V?f|W^4MMMfIMHyHHMKHHHH|^H By Ms Lim Kek Joo, General Counsellor Date Thursday, 27 June 2002 Time 7pm at the British Council HHnHMoHiiHl^rlw99Vi«K^T^^^^^^H^H Place Auditorium, 4th Floor, 30 Napier Road **No parking available at 30 Napier Road** Course starts m September 2002 I^^^^^JBfV't&WlW^ilHiMllßflflHttßHtfflfcflJl^B Application closes on 31 July 2002 WwM^Km 1
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Transport fares should reflect public interest
      414 18 YOUR editorial, bares yes but watch it" (ST June 14), impels me to make a last-ditch stand to set out more compelling and cogent reasons against public-transport hikes. The crux of the matter is whether public transport is a service that should be provided
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      Lock icon New interchange, so higher fares?
      124 18 New interchange, so higher fares AMID the furore over the imminent bus-fare hike, SBS Transit is proceeding with the building of the new Ang Mo Kio bus interchange and turning it into yet another mammoth air-conditioned wonder which will benefit mostly only Ang Mo Kio residents. Though I am a
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      Lock icon Focus on S'pore, not Malaysian, bourse
      143 18 IT IS sad that while Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is thinking of "ways to skin Singapore", Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) president David Gerald has seen it fit to hold talks for Singapore investors to get them to invest m Malaysian shares
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      135 18 I READ the article, "New alumni for Muslim graduates" (ST. June 1.3) with interest. I find that this is yet another attempt at social segregation. Wouldn't it better if the NUS Muslim Society's leaders worked within the framework of the National University of Singapore alumni m
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      87 18 I REFER to Ms Jeanette Koh's letter, "Unaware of change to carpark hours" (ST, June 15). Apart from the imminent increase m parking fees, there is now the double whammy of extended operating hours and, worse, the inclusion of Sundays and holidays which were free
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      54 1 The Straits Times Home TOUCHED BY THE ARTS *We want the Esplanade to be a lifestyle destination for Singaporeans to come. ..and be touched by the arts. —Mr (.rnlhlini. <li i < tin ol |»i «»m aininiit i; at The Esplanade, on the art centred «IT«>» t s to attract
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      123 1 TOA Payoh, which stretches over 400 ha, used to he dotted with pig and vegetable farms m the *****. Only 300 people lived there then, but it is now home to more than 250,000. In fact, the estate today is almost unrecognisable from what it
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      610 2  -  SANDRA DA VIE Many turn to the Government for aid, but some shy away to spare their children the embarrassment Bu 'CHASING 1 PARENTS 'Some said they were unable to make ends meet, so we recommended several bursaries and help schemes. But
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      151 2 SOME 6,000 cyclists and inline skaters "took off" from an empty airport runway yesterday morning during a mass cycling event. Runway Cycling 2002, which was organised by Safra, Paya Lebar Airbase and the Singapore Sports Council, took place at the airbase yesterday. It was being held
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      257 2 MOE Financial Assistance Scheme for government and government-aided schools Primary level: Textbook grant and waiver of 50 per cent of standard miscellaneous fees. Primary school pupils do not have to pay school fees. Secondary level: Textbook grant, full waiver of school fees and waiver of 50 per
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      514 3  - Esplanade aims to touch all S'poreans ALICIA YEO 'People associate free performances xcith outdoor, amateur stuff while indoor performances are for the rich. We want to debunk this stereotype by bringing m quality acts even for free events. Esplanade programming manager J.P. Nathan (right), with programming director Geoff Street It
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      204 3 A MAN with a history of domestic violence punched his teenage daughter repeatedly m the face because she refused to go home. Chung Wai Keong, 39, flew into a rage and committed the assault at the void deck of Block 67, Circuit Road on May
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      496 6  - Metro closes outlet at Far East after 19 years GENNIE TEO But the retailer, with a 45-year history m Spore, is poised to open a new store m Sengkang m August /<</ CONSIMKR COKKESFONDENT Attracted by the huge discounts, hundreds of eager shoppers turned up for the closing down sale
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      240 6 Buona Vista cleans up its act TISSUE paper, pamphlets and sweet wrappers can be found among the piles of rubbish filling five transparent bins on display at Holland Avenue. The bins form part of an experiment by the Buona Vista Citizens' Consultative Committee to find out how much litter is
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      88 7 CROWDS turned up m lone at Marina Promenade yesterday to watch teams thrash it out at the Singapore Dragon Boat Festival 2002. Some climbed trees for an unobstructed view of the races. In the finale, Nanyang Technological University's dragon-boat team tried unsuccessfully to slide past the defending
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      257 7 FOR 30 hours, Daniel Yoo went without food. But that was not the worst of it. He also had to sit m a shelter made of garbage bags with a foul-smelling vinegar and flour mixture poured over it. Daniel, 20, was getting a
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      346 7  -  SIM CHI YIN Review will ensure quality of care centres run by VWOs; licensing and accreditation schemes a possibility »>i SOME 150 student-care centres run by voluntarywelfare organisations (VWO) will undergo a six-month review at the end of the year, to ensure that their before-
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        458 8  - Japanese gaming firm to recruit S 'poreans TAN OOI BOON Top software maker Koei is looking for 10 Singaporeans for R&D office here. This is expected to boost local software industry By ASNISTWI MWS 1 1)11 OH 'While Singaporeans still have a lot to catch up on iti this industry,
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        668 9  -  SHAHIDA ARIFF JANE LEE Principals say these help students pass exams, learn skills and build confidence; and the latter are not complaining either By I (UUI STUDENTS who go back to school during the current June holidays are likely to be either those
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        192 9 ORCHID Park Secondary student Lynn Ong is thankful she has had to return to school for just six days so far since her mid-year break began on May 28. As a result, the 14-year-old has been able to spend the rest of the time
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        173 9 ...but his calendar is packed FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Tan Heng Lee is spending almost as much time m school this June holidays as he does during term time. He has been going back there nearly every day. But he is not complaining, as big chunk of his time is spent not m
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        652 10  -  TRACY QUEK More comprehension-style questions Short essays More advanced maths sums Some think proposed changes could be good news for students here, as difficult segment on analogies may be scrapped Bu IN THREE years, students sitting for the Scholastic Assessment Test 1 (SAT
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        347 10  - Website to help kids learn more about cancer SHAHIDA ARIFF *L A GROUP of Crescent Girls' Secondary students are working on a website to make the depressing subject of cancer more understandable and less fearful for young people like themselves. The project, a collaboration with the National Cancer Centre, aims
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        230 10 CHANGES to the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) are being proposed m response to recent criticism that it does not reflect what American students bam m school. The College Board's director of SAT operations and communications, Mr Steve Kotten, said: "For example, many American universities have been
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          197 11 NGEE Ann Polytechnic is launching a new diploma course that allows working adults to pursue a part-time programme at their own pace. The diploma m technology, offered by Ngee Ann's Centre for Professional Developm en t works on a different system from the one
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          160 11 ADVENTURER Khoo Swee Chiow, who completed the Adventure Grand Slam recently by trekking to the North Pole, has some very young fans who have made him a special congratulatory card. The 46 pre-schoolers at the Aranda Montessori House m Pasir Ris have made a card
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          135 11 SCHOOLS that make the arts a key part of their students' learning can try for a newaward given out by the National Arts Council. The Best Practices m Arts Education award will be handed out annually, starting next year. All secondary schools, junior colleges and
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        358 12 HOW time flies when you're having fun, dearies! Hard to believe but we are already m the last week of the Arts Festival! So, if you have yet to partake of this year's sumptuous feast of culture, Ms FP suggests you get your act together
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        635 12  - 'A JOYOUS ODE TO MULTICULTURALISM SUHAILA SULAIMAN Le Jardin Io Io Ito Ito is a United Colors of Benetton advertisement come alive. But it won't just show multicultural harmony there are dark forces at work too *L WHATEVER your craving, chances are high it will be satisfied when you catch
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        132 12  -  TESSA WONG By at Lejardin Io Io Ito Ito by Compagnie Montalvo-HeiTieu, at Kalian g Theatre last night "It was very creative, with the visual effects, the background images, and the actual performance blending m nicely. The dancers were energetic and well-trained." Roger Ong, 33, manager "The performance
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      45 1 The Straits Times asia THE REIGN OF POP CULTURE 7/'.s unrealistic to think that Confucius could defeat McDonald's, the NBA and Hollywood movies. Contemporary culture specialist Meng Fanhua bemoaning the fact that traditional Chinese values have given way to pop culture. Monday. June 17. 2002
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      478 1  -  MARY KWANG Given Hongkong's leadership shortage, Tung is having a hard time finding team members for his second term m office Bu HONGKONG CORBESPONDEN I WANTED: Talented men and women who excel at public and community relations; are good at formulating policy and enhancing coordination; and able to
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        505 2  - Ningbo playing catcn-up to richer Shanghai JASON LEOW Ningbo officials call their neighbour a 'strategic partner', but they know it can take away business from their city By THE STRUTS TIMES CHINA Bl RKAI NINGBO (Zhejiang) Beilun Port is Ningbo's pride and joy, having secured the coveted position as China's
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        77 2 BEIJING Shanghai has begun to issue residence permits to attract talented outsiders to the city, the municipal government announced on its website yesterday. "Allowing talents to set up businesses m Shanghai will help internationalisation, increase the talent pool and raise the city's competitiveness," it
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        434 2 BOMB AT HONGKONG RACECOURSE This mobile phone which was attached to the bomb found at the Shatin racecourse was to have served as a remote control to detonate it. Instead, the calling records of the phone led police to the suspect (left). Police said the phone
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        542 3  -  HAU BOON LAI Faced with job problems and shunned at home, Japan's stoic salarymen are breaking their silence and seeking advice from columnists By IMF STM AITS TIMES JAPAN Bl REAL TOKYO Rejected at work and shunned at home, Japan's normally stoic middle-aged
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        271 3 SEOUL South Korea's ruling party is heading for implosion after a humiliating defeat m local elections and as graft scandals engulf its founder, President Kirn Dae Jung. Reformists now want a new party, blaming the scandals involving Mr Kirn's
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          58 3 TAIWAN has decided to ease water rationing measures after heavy rains last week helped replenish its main reservoir, officials said yesterday Beginning today, water rationing is to be held one out of every seven days, replacing current measures which suspend supply for 24 hours m
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          64 3 TAIWAN'S main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has worked out a downsizing plan that involves cutting the pay of its staff by 10 to 20 per ceijt and laying off 1,000 employees m two years, the Taipei Times reported. KMT officials say the plan could save
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          43 3 MANY tour guides m Japan are embarrassed by the rudeness of Japanese men who fail to show courtesy to women m North American and European countries, according to a survey by a major travel agency, the Japan Times said.
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          56 3 CHINESE and Russian officials held talks on jointly developing Russian gas and oil deposits and other energy-related projects, Xinhua news agency said. They also discussed Russian participation m China's ambitious plan to pipe natural gas hundreds of kilometres from the arid west to thriving
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        440 4  - Profit in junk ships CHUA CHIN HON Stripping old vessels m Jakarta for scrap metal is profitable and creates jobs, but it is also a hazard to the environment and workers' health Byi I\ JAKARTA JUNK is big business at the CV Victory shipbreaking yard m North Jakarta. In a
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        347 4 URBAN SQUEEZE ON SPACE HANOI Urbanisation is putting the squeeze on Vietnamese children, making roads a necessary playground for them. The authorities said the spillover of sports and other recreational activities from scarce playgrounds and parks on to city streets had reached alarming
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        660 5  -  LUZ BAGUIORO Fearful of more bandit attacks, residents on the Philippine island of Basilan are taking the law into their own hands By I'HII IPPINESI ORMESPONDf M IMAM I I W s()l IHKKN IMIII lI'I'INKS 'We should always trust God. 8ut... 1 icon 't
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        203 5 crippling economic crisis. Parliamentarians also called on the government to check whether such exhibitions of wealth by an official ran counter to the law. "No matter what, simplicity is important, at least as a form of solidarity with the people who are
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          44 5 OFFICE-BOUND COPS TO HAND OVER GUNS THE Indonesian National Police commander has ordered officers m administrative positions to turn over their revolvers to patrol men to deal with a shortage of weapons. There are only 80,000 revolvers for the country's 240,000-strong police force. AP
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          47 5 FIVE SHOT DEAD IN NEW ACEH FIGHTING REBELS attacked a police station and five civilians were shot dead m the latest fighting m the Indonesian province of Aceh, rebe spokesmen and army officials said yesterday. Three schools m northern Aceh were also torched on Saturday night. AP
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          80 5 THE kidnapped daughter of a wealthy Chinese-Fili-pino family reportedly broke free from her abductors on Saturday m San Fernando after she was snatched m Valenzuela city on Thursday. Police said Dr Charmaine Ong, 30, a dermatologist and daughter of the owners of a meat
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          36 5 FOREIGN donors should pressure the Cambodian government to cooperate with the United Nations and put surviving Khmer Rouge leaders on trial, non-governmental organisations urged ahead of a key aid meeting. AP
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        70 6 Quick way down a building PENANG fireman Azman Mohad Kadzi slides down a cable from a building with the Malaysian flag as part of a demonstration at tin 1 weekend. The show was put on to mark the opening of the Teluk Bahang Station, which will now senice the Batu
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        187 6 SEREMBAN Private companies will be allowed to determine the safety of slimming products by conducting their own lab tests while the Health Ministry has yet to finish compiling a list of such products m the market. Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng
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        538 6  -  REME AHMAD They don't study hard ♦They have poor work ethics Subsidies are not used well By IN kfAI.X I.I'MPIR PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the New Economic Policy (NEP) aimed at helping the Malays has failed because they continue to plead for
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        290 6 Top student's dream thwarted SUNGAI PETANI One of the country's top three students m Malaysia's equivalent of the Olevels is dejected as his repeated appeals for a Public Services Department (PSD) scholarship to study medicine m Britain has not been considered. Instead, Mr Lee Shen Han has been offered a
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        147 6 Umno raps branch for vote against minister MALACCA Umno will look into the Senai branch's decision to pass a no-confidence vote against Education Minister Musa Mohamad for allegedly failing to look after Malay education rights. Vice-president Najib Tun Razak said: "We m Umno do not encourage the use of noconfidence
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        238 6 $110 m anti-flood project for Perak IPOH A flood-mitigation programme, estimated to cost around RM235 million (Ssllo million), is m the pipeline to overcome the problem along the Kinta River. Perak Mentri Besar Tajol Rosli said the plan would kick off as soon as the state obtained the help of
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        404 7  -  REME AHMAD Kelantan Dress Code Kelantan has already fined 120 women who failed to wear the Islamic headscarf while working at govt-licensed food outlets IN M \l lIMI'IK COVER up or pay up. The Kelantan government has slapped fines on 120 women
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        128 7 Strict Islamic law 'definite' for Terengganu KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Muslim opposition party said yesterday it will "definitely" impose strict Islamic criminal law m a state under its control m spite of a legal challenge. Parti Islam (PAS) deputy president Abdul Hadi Awang said the party would go ahead with the
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          65 7 POLICE arrested five members of the Oxy Gang responsible for more than 20 warehouse break-ins nationwide and seized an assortment of items including electrical appliances, cameras, computer spare parts and car accessories from them. The gang, which uses a powerful oxy-acetylene torch to break into
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          57 7 MALAYSIA Airlines said it would wind up its commercial flights from and to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport m Subang on June 30. All of its commercial flights from the airport would be integrated into its operations at the XL International Airport m
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          45 7 PEOPLE living m govern-ment-run welfare homes will soon be placed under a group insurance scheme, said National Unity and Social Development Parliamentary Secretary S. Veerasingam. He said the scheme would be managed by Kurnia Insurance. The Star Asia News Network
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          69 7 TAN SRI Lim Guan Teik has been returned unopposed as president of the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia for a two-year term. He was declared the winner m Alor Star on Saturday after Senator Wee Kok Tiong, president of the SarawaK chapter,
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          61 7 ONLY around one-third of the 92,276 registered societies submitted their annual accounts to the Registrar of Societies last year. That has made it harder to monitor groups receiving foreign funds, said the agency. Although societies can receive foreign help, they are required to state
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        229 7 KUALA LUMPUR Kamil (not his real name) is a 34-year-old executive at a leading insurance company who holds a senior middle-management position that allows him to drive a RM120,000 (5556,500) car and live m a swanky condominium. He is among a growing number of
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        39 7 AP A worker m Malacca adds another bunch of rice dumplings to a giant container, itself shaped like one. It contains 5,000 pieces of a variety of dumplings to celebrate the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival.
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        1175 8  - Senegal crafts another irresistible fairy tale ROB HUGHES FIRST GOLDEN GOAL OF THIS WORLD CUP Africa's first q-finalist m 12 years knocks out Sweden with a golden goal l\ OITA, JAPAN SWEDEN 1 SENEGAL 2 (Golden Goal; full time 1-1) SENEGAL, the team that started this World Cup ball rolling,
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        258 8 OITA (Japan) Henri Camara can forget his African Nations nightmare after hitting the double yesterday that put Senegal into the World Cup quarter-finals. The 25-year-olci, who plays for Sedan m France, missed two golden chances m February's final m Mali against Cameroon, which went on
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        229 8 SWEDEN I MNEOAL 2 (OOLDEN OPAL) (tall ttm«: l-t) Scortrt SNtdMC w e"r k Larsson I'lf" ttimil: Htnri Ca-a^a 3 7(K iO4tM Ytitow ctrdf S*nt«ii: re'dnand Coly (73' d' =d 3? T^-a* (94trv Ttam Sn*« Magnus Hedman Go* MeHberg donan Miaiibv *ndreas Jakobsson Teddy Lucic. Nidas Aienandersson (Ziatan
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        688 9  -  JEFFREY LOW But fortune deserts Ireland m dramatic penalty shoot-out AT THE WORLD C. IP SPAIN 1 IRELAND 1 (Spain wins 3-2 on penalties) TWO penalties m regulation time, and 10 more after that, sent the World Cup into orbit the way it never has
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        204 9 SUWON (South Korea) Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas extended his lucky streak with superb penalty shoot-out saves which helped his team win its World Cup second-round match against Ireland yesterday. "To save penalties is all about luck." he said. "It would have been unfair for us to go out
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        273 9  -  Marcel Lee Pereira NETBAIX SINGAPORE made a stunning comeback to clinch the Under-21 and Open crowns on the final leg of the Singapore-Malaysia Netball Challenge m Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The Open team took the title with a convincing score of 65-34, while the U-21 team won
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        7 9 TIEN CHUNG PING
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        1680 10  -  JEFFREY LOW ROB HUGHES Brazil should beat Belgium tonight and just imagine what's next... IN KOBE One win away from a reprise of 1970 except that England plays like Italy now \i mi umtiiiiii' DREAM WORLD CUP FINAL DISGUISED AS A QUARTER-FINAL 7 grew
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        Lock icon Don't be cocky, Scolari warns team
        368 10 KOBE Luiz Felipe.Scolari is trying hard resist a wave of complacency among his players, who are already looking beyond Belgium to the quarter-fi-nal clash with England. "Watch out. We still have not won anything, we have only got through one round," the coach warned.
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        Lock icon Maradona offers to coach his country for free
        215 11 PANAMA CITY Argentinian footballing legend Diego Maradona has offered to coach the national team for nothing after its flop m the World Cup Finals. "I'd coach the team, even for free," he told reporters here, where he is on holiday at the
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        592 11 Mexico and US meet m Finals for the first time after 70 years of intense rivalry (MEXICO v USA) DAEGU (South Korea) The lone-running battle for lootballing supremacy between neighbours Mexico and the United States is thrust under the spotlight today when they meet
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        Lock icon Loopy Mathis, the X-factor
        310 11 CHONJU (South Korea) Mad, bad, Mohican-haired striker Clint Mathis is the Xfactor that could take the United States team to the World Cup quarter-finals. When on form, he is dangerous and unpredictable and strong m the air. And he can shoot from almost anywhere from free
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        562 12 GOLF Up by four going into final round, it will be hard to stop him from taking US Open FARMINGDALE (New York) There has never been a player so great that he never blew a significant lead m an important tournament.
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        512 12  -  BEN NADARAJAN THE STRAITS TIMES-NTT C INCOME TEAM OF THE MONTH >!i IF ONLY Sembawang Rangers had celebrated its The Straits Times-NTUC Income Team of the Month award for May earlier. Perhaps then goalkeeper Yazid Yasin, still m shock after ending up on
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        271 12 HONI.IM. SINGAPORE found itself drawing a blank m the Philippine leg of the CGU Asian Bowling Tour m Manila when all its bowlers failed to advance beyond the quarter-finals yesterday. The Republic had eight representatives m the two-day tournament but when dusk fell on the
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        713 12 AUSTRALIAN BULKS AFL, 12tk r* Fremantle 1218 (90) Collingwood 12 7 (79) Sydney 15 9 (99) Geelong 1511 '101) Carlton 1216 (88) West Coast 12 17 (89) Essendon 10 12 (72) Hawthorn 10 5 (65) BASEBALL National Loafw: Gncmatti 4 Pittsburgh I inttrttafut: Chicago Cubs 7 Chicago
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        385 12 TAN KHEE HUAT Agt: 52 passed away peacefully on 16 Jun 2002. Leaving behind loved ones. (Father: Tan Thian Lok, deceased) Mother: Heng Lee Cher Wife: A W Iris De Silva Son: Daughters: Verrell Tan Jiwen Virginia Tan Yuxin Victoria Tan Yulin Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Tan Knee Chye Eva Poon Tan
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        214 13 AL-FATIHAH HJH 8181 BTE MYDIN passed away peacefully on Sunday, 16 June 02. We, family of the deceased express our sincere gratitude to all friends and relatives for their kind presence, good wishes and prayers during our recent bereavement. We also seek your forgiveness on behalf of the deceaspo Hay
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        600 13 SEAH KENG HEARN GEORGE Age: 72 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 June 2002 leaving behind loved ones. Beloved Wife: Irene Choo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Steven Seah Scow Kang Vivien Ouahe Mci Lin Dennis Seah Scow Kee Hisae Segi Grandsons: Granddaughter: Kevin Seah Kwee Hong Michelle Wen
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        362 13 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to the Family of OUR CHAIRMAN SEAH KENG HEARN GEORGE who passed away peacefully on 15 June 2002 From The Board of Directors Staff of JANN JIAR RUBBER PTE LTD With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to STEVEN SEAH SEOW KANG, partner of SEAH ONC
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        678 14 ROUND-UP )i it st us markets HONGKONG S battered share index is expected to rebound modestly this week, with property stocks likely to lead the way as investors bet that the territory's slowly improving economy will boost sales and prices. Hongkong's second land auction
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        109 14 TURNOVER (000) VALUE (000) Miin Sdq Totil Mtln Sdq Total Multund 22 531 22,531 30.260 30 280 M«nuf«cturg 47 620 13.660 61.480 84.835 2 603 87.439 Commerce 28.823 4 397 33.220 '5.849 533 17.382 Tpt/Stor/Com 35.143 35.143 64.595 64 595 Finince 13.999 13.999 ***** 95.722 Conduction '9.957
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        126 14 MAIN SOO TOTAL up On Unch Up Dn oncfi Up Dn Unch Muitund 674 000 674 Manufacturing 34 65 23 13 28 6 47 93 29 Commerc* 14 29 13 4 9 3 18 38 16 Tpt/Stor/Comms 3 14 10 0 0 0 3 14 10 Finance
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        420 14 REVIEW Cumiuu s HONGKONG Major regional currencies eased slightly against the US dollar despite calls m the United States for the value of the currency to be set by international money markets. YEN: The yen eased against the dollar during the week on the
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          985 14 AIA AIA Growth Fd'4 0 971/1023 Regional Equ'ty'" 2 035/2 143 Regional Fixed Income^ 1198/1262 Brunei Unit Linked 0 783/0 US SGD Money Market 0 98/1 032 Global Equity 0 604*3 636 Global Equity Fund USS 0 95/1 Global Bond 1 072/1 129 Global Bond Fund US$ 0
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        321 15 All shares in Maxis' $1.4 b IPO snapped up Malaysian telco's issue of 652 m shares, priced at RM4.36 or RM4.85 each, is the second-biggest m Asia this year KUAIA LUMPUR Top Malaysian cellular firm Maxis Communications' initial public offer (IPO), the second biggest m Asia this year, was sold
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        504 15 World economies picking up, group says G7 FINANCE MINISTERS' MEET HALIFAX (Nova Scotia) Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations issued a statement over the weekend saying growth is picking up around the world, then expressed concern individually about the direction of major G7 economies. After a
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        373 15 NEW YORK Citigroup, the biggest issuer of credit cards, has agreed to block online gambling using its cards. The move comes under an accord aimed at reducing the US$4 billion (557.2 billion) spent illegally on games of chance over the Internet each year. "With
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        123 15 US recovery 'steady': O'Neill HALIFAX (Nova Scotia) Corporate scandals and fear of more terror attacks have shaken investors, but a United States recovery is on steady ground and should not be a worry for trade partners, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill said on Saturday. "I do believe the US is playing
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        295 15 Switzerland may face sanctions over bank law HALIFAX (Nova Scotia) Finance Ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations said Switzerland may face sanctions if it keeps a law requiring banks not to disclose customer information. "Switzerland has announced that full access to their bank information isn't an option,"
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          85 15 MALAYSIA'S electricity utility firm Tenaga Nasional will focus on developing hydroelectric plants m efforts to ease the country's dependence on gas, reports said yesterday. Tenaga chairman Jamaluddin Mohamad Jarjis said gas-fuelled plants currently contribute to 80 per cent of the country's total power
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          158 15 INDIA wants to keep interest rates low, m line with the country's rate of inflation, Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha has said. "We will continue to have a policy of a low inflation rate so well continue with a policy of softer interest rates," he
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          107 15 THE Philippines may allow foreign airlines to increase the number of times they fly to Manila to boost tourism, a move that may lead to the government taking control of Philippine Airlines. The government is going to review the experiences of Thailand and
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        539 16  -  IGNATIUS LOW It will publish the performance criteria used to assess its 11 directors m its annual report for this year Bu F I VVNCKCOBRFSPONDK I KEPPEL Corps first formal appraisal of its board of directors, which is being handled by an independent
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        36 16 Singapore firms submitted winning designs for the $400-million NTUC building fronting Marina Bay (left) and the $250-million Duxton Plain project, which will house the tallest HDB flats here m seven 48-storey high blocks.
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        627 16  -  SOH WEN LINV A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY By PROPERTY HE P( )RTEH THE Esplanade, the Supreme Court Building, the Expo MRT Station and the Indoor Stadium: Singapore's urban landscape is dotted with eye-catcn-ing landmarks. Designed for Singaporeans? Yes. Designed by Singaporeans? Not quite. Most of
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        186 17 Penton asks for share trading suspension ENGINEERING services provider Penton International said yesterday that it had asked tor a share suspension ahead of the start of today's trading session pending an announcement of a major transaction. No further details were given m the company statement. Penton shares ended at 13.5
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        725 17  -  AZHAR KHALID TAKIXG STOCK By BEREFT of good news m the stock market, investors will find little reason tc chase share prices higher this week. Still, with some luck, the Singapore bourse might just find itself on firmer ground by the end of
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        101 17 THE SERVICE The latest solution by Visa is known as "Verified by Visa". Under the system, e-commerce security is stepped up because an online transaction goes through only if the shopper s card details tally with a password that he needs to key m. Visa is seeking to
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        74 17 WEEK'S TOP RISES Cents CSC 515 73.0 16.5 HLSpFinF 223 23.0 11.5 HLSpFin 222 22.0 11.0 JSHUSScSOO 308 17.9 3.4 F&NIOO 795 10.0 1.3 oairyF9OO U55.56C 89.5 8.1 5.3 Amtefc W*****0 93 8.0 9.4 SpuraFin 137 7.0 5.4 Amtek Engg 20c 120 6.0 5.3 GP Bat 80c 177 6.0 3.5
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        67 17 Cents GreatEastSOc 990 110.0 10.0 Creative T 25c 1750 80.0 4.4 VentureCorp2sc 1440 80.0 5.3 SIASOC 1270 60.0 4.5 SPHIOO 20H) 60.0 2.9 SIA2OO 1280 50.0 3.8 SPH 2000 50.0 2.4 UOB 1350 40.0 2.9 ElecBoc 251 25.0 5.3 Robinson 540 25.0 4.4 HKLandUSIOc 160 23.3
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        81 17 WEEK'S TOP FALLS Cents Flextecfi WtO2 0.5 50.0 0.5 JuronqEnq WtO2 0.5 50.0 0.5 Asia Oekor HKl5c 5.5 35.3 5.4 L&MSOC 4 27.3 1.5 Benefun2ok HKk 1.5 25.0 0.5 C5CW*****7 1.5 25.0 0.5 GrandCentrl WO2 1.5 25.0 0.5 Boustead W*****2 12 20.0 3.0 SunhqhtCrp 10c 22.5 19.6 5.5 Pakara Tech
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        Lock icon Food and beverage exports add more bite to S'pore economy
        395 17 AS SINGAPORE searches for ways to reinvent itself, food is emerging as a new source of economic nourishment with exports growing while other sectOfl of the economy are m retreat. Known more as an exporter of high-end electronics and technology
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        684 17  -  EDNA KOH The central bank cites third-party risk, making Singapore the only market among 10 m Asia to reject card giant's e-commerce solution FINANCE COHHKSPOMHVI The MAS has no objections to Singapore banks using Visa's e-commerce solution if it is performed in-house
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        671 18  -  NICHOLAS FANG It unveils four-pronged plan to achieve goal of becoming the 'preferred regional carrier' m all the markets it operates Bu IK WNI'OKI REPORTER Si LKAIR, the regional arm of flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA), which has long been m the shadow
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        Lock icon SHAPING UP FOR EXPANSION
        113 18 Increase current nine-aircraft fleet to 15 by 2008. Double investment m tourism and market development oxer the next five years from S8 million to $16 million. Lay on more frequent flights to key tourist destinations m India and China, phased m over the next five years.
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      358 17 THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE APPLICATION FOR TAXABLE BOOK-ENTRY SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT BONDS TENOR APPROX. 10 YEARS TOTAL AMOUNT OFFERED SGD 2,000,000,000 MINIMUM DENOMINATION SGD 1 ,000 MAS' INTENDED TENDER AMOUNT SGD 200,000,000 (NON-COMPETITIVE) ISSUE CODE NXO2IOOS ISIN CODE 5G********** ISSUE DATE/SETTLEMENT DATE 1 JULY 2002 MATURITY DATE 1 JULY 2012
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        455 3  -  LEONG WENG KAM In Honour A former student of famed Singapore sculptor Ng Eng Teng has organised a posthumous exhibition m his honour By) BARELY seven months after prominent Singapore sculptor Ng Eng Teng died, a posthumous exhibition of nearly 40 of his works has been put
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        235 3 mi bi LONDON American playboy millionaire Stephen Bing has accused actress Elizabeth Hurley of stalling over DNA tests that will prove whether or not he is the father of her two-month-old son. Bing, 37, claims she has still not agreed to allow Damian to take the tests,
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        901 4 waitingfor Several shopping centres are undergoing costly renovations to try to stay ahead of the competition, reports KARL HO SHOPPING centres here, like many body-con-scious people, are not averse to a facelift once m a while too. Be it iust a nip or tuck to soothe some
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        542 5 AT LEAST eight shopping centres are undergoing facelifts. Life! takes a look at what's m store. United Square along Thomson Road is going through a $35 million overhaul to reposition itself from a service centre into a full-fledged shopping mall. The revamp will almost double its area to
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        473 6  -  ONG SOR FERN Digital Dance Opal-D is a feast for the eyes, but its use of digital media with minimal dance moves fails to offer anything truly original DANCE OPAL-D Nomadi Productions Victoria Theatre I .i>t Saturday Hu OPAL-D is a cleverly compact and highly accessible blend
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        529 6  -  Chan Kwee Sung LONG LIFE By THE trishaw a literal and physical combination of a tricycle and a rickshaw has been around since the early *****. Contrary to the belief that the vehicle originated m Japan, it is hard to deny it was born
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        116 6 'It's starting to open up some opportunities with the younger practitioners, which is good, but I'm the old fart. I can just hope that it would keep me m toucn with the younger ones m the scene, especially directors.' Actor Lim Kay Siu (above) on the DBS
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        639 7  -  TAN SHZR EE Dilettantish, At Best L Vaidyanathan' s attempts at fusing Indian music with other genres were plain embarrassing CONCERT SANGAMAM Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir J University Cultural Centiv Hall 1 -ist Satin (I. i\ *YOU could look at the concert, Sangamam, through three
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        185 10 Living here and loving it! Ask High Commissioner Doreen Steidle (right) if she's enjoying Singapore, and she replies: "I'm delighted to represent Canada here." A diplomat's privileges include observing and learning from a new country, and sending observations back to the home country, she said. "To be able to do
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        412 10 Canada's agri-food industry, a leading global food producer, generates an annual output of Cs6o billion (5569.8 billion) 8 per cent of the country's gross national product The industry supports dose to two mtton people and creates 15,000 new Jobs for every Csl billion of value-added
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        204 13 "tt -j4iat first im- pressed Mr Dont aid Tan when he first went to Ontario, Canada, as a college student was the warmth and friendly nature of its people. He said: "Complete strangers would greet me m the lifts, malls, subways, anywhere really, and strike up a
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        220 13 Three Singaporeans who have worked and lived m Canada share their impressions of life there with GENEVIEVE GASPAR. The beauty and diversity of Canada's natural landscape remain fondly m Mr Horace Tan's memory. The 39-year-old finance manager, who spent nine years studying m Ontario and working
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        199 13 The variety of natural attractions that Canada has to offer first caught Ms Scow Sher Yen s attention when she first arrived m Vancouver, British Columbia, m 1990, after marrying an American whose family had migrated there. "With the sea, the mountains, the natural wilderness and the
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      1949 8 More byte! j Faster, sturdier and higher capacity. These are the features of the latest crop of hard disks. ith The Str\its Times. Wednesday, June 19 computertimes Incorftonitinff, Cl wWltftwS SUM OF ALL FEARS' SUMOFAUFEARS' SUM OF ALL FEARS' SUM OF ALL FEARS' Ht«OiaSOM.ll4C 60«»iii4a»m2iO OM«QIOJOm.U4S w«I*O ia*mtt.4O 2: 2'
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      141 10 The Canadian International School is proud to be an IB WORLD SCHOOL SECONDARY CAMPUS P 1 1 1 Middle School L/ IIL Middle School students develop a personal value iMEMam I system to guide decision-making, while they seek to r identify their place m local and world communities. In order
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      851 11 Canada: A Culture of Innovation and Business Success TwU^^^^Spn ln software alone, Canada's cost advantage over the US is a *M| j^P***y^^**y i jj whopping 22.3 Rfek v' II /^^nH> «V^~ v^w 7 mT^£i9^^2ffl Canada's Minister of Industry, Allan Rock, states that. "Canada has *J^LdtP > i^^iPyt; *^wMt^^^*?ffs*^ created one
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        390 9 SHOWROOM/ OFFICE/ INDUSTRIAL 200 METRES TO MRT Ample carpark 5 minutes drive to CBO easy access to PIE CTE Aircon with light fittings i" Offlc* 4129 sq ft with partitioned rms. move m cond Showroom 4315 sq.ft. Excellent frontage Sizes 3500. 7400 sq.ft Well-supported by amenities like banKs. food courts
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